Hair curler



July 15, 1941.A 5. N. LASKARIS 2,249,315

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Patented July 15, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Y 12,249,315 l Y v YI l gamona-nia y `Costas Laskaris, New York, N. Y.-Application-November' 8, 1940, Serial No. 364,804

6 Claims.

V This invention relates toV hair curlers and has' particular referenceto a curler upon which a lock of the hair is wound into a tight spiraland maintained in said tightly wound condition until set and which maybe arranged with the axis thereof disposed either parallel orperpendicular to the head.

` The invention primarily comprehends a curler for' producing tightcurls close to the headV and which may be freed from the curler withoutdis# turbingor unwinding the curl.

The invention further comprehends a curler ofthe spool type consistingof interfltting sections which areseparable to permit. of the withdraWalof the curler from the curl vwithoutdlsturbing or unwinding the saineand which curler is provided with a spring clip rotatablecircumferentially thereof and swingable into overlying clamping relationwith the'end of thecurled lock I 20 *"inturned adjacent the head forholdingjthe curl injtightly wound condition until the same isset.

More speciiicauy the invention residsj'iaj' spool-shaped core uponlwhichthe hair. iswound and connedbetweenthe angesjthereonone of the flangesbeing separable to facilitate. the removal of the curler from thehairwithout dis-4 turbing' or unwinding the curl, the opposite' flangerotatably mounting a spring clip circumferentiall ly movabley about thespool and .pivoted ffor swinging movement for attachment with theopposite flange andinto clampingengagement with the curl for securingthe'jsame thereon.

The invention furtherembodiesa curler ift/he t aforesaidcharacter'whi'ch is eicentforfts .intended purpose, which maybemanufactured at a minimum cost and whichis easily applied tof the hairtc produce a tightly wound curl andreadily removable therefrom.

With the foregoing and other fobjects `-in "vievvp reference is now made.to the following specifica.4

` Referring to the drawing by characters of reference, the curlerincludes a tubular or preferably cylindrical hollow core I having spacedperforam tions I I and provided with a peripheral flange ,I2

secured thereto at one end' thereof and formed `with a reducedexteriorly threaded boss I3 atthe opposite end thereof for receivingthereover the interiorly threaded hub I4 of an oppositely disposedperipheral flange I5. 1lil` As illustrated, the core I0 and the hub I4are formed at the outer ends thereof with a plurality of outwardlyprojecting fingers I6 which engage through radially arranged slots l1disposed circumfere ntially of inwardly A offset central bosses "r I8secured within the outer ends of the core II) and hub I4 respectivelybythe rebending ofi the free ends of the tongues into bosses.

channelA 2D in whichchannel is rotatably mounted,

a disk 2|. A spring clamp 22 having its medialn portion inwardly vbowed4is pivoted at .one end f thereof as at 2 3 to the disk 2 I and'iattheopposite 2.3 endthereo'f isformed with1ajhooked-terrnin-al-24" forlatching engagement with the beaded outer 3u relation as shownin Fig.43; with the" inwardly bowed portion thereof core I0 and'tensionedagainst outi'avardmovement.4

the same to any desired the end ofthe curled lock adjacent the headv forholding the curl in' Wound core; The clamp 2v2 is'jfurther'formedWithfan '40. enlargedl outwardly bowed'portion 2Sfaljacent,y'`

its pivotal connection-"which spaces thesafmef from the flange I2 andwhich tensions the hooked terminal 24 into latching engagement-with thebeaded edge 25 and permits of the resilient longitudinal movement of theclamp to facilitate the unlatching thereof.

In order to anchor the end of a lock of hair to the core I0 for windingthe same thereon, the

core is provided with a semi-cylindrical perforated clip 21 which ispivoted thereto on atransverse pin 28 adjacent the flange I2 forswingingv movement from an open relation as shown in Fig. 2, intooverlying longitudinal yrelation with Y the core.

The curler is adapted to'producetight curls by l impinging relation ,Ywith rthe ,outer face of the saidinwardly4 ,offsetl 'I he flange, Ivghas its marginal edge. I9 to provide an .inwardly opening.' annulardisposed adjacent totth'e'- Q Under this construction and arrangementthe "j V*clarnp22 is thereby associated with the core toV 3;,4 permit ofits circumferential adjustment around' I positionto coincide with:

condition f upon' the i anchoring the end of a lock of hair between thecore and the clip 21 and spirally winding the entire length of the lockof hair around the core until the flanges of the curler engage with thehead after which the clamp 22 is adjusted circumferentially of the curland latched into closed relation with the inwardly bowed portion thereofresiliently clamping the curled lock at the ends of the hair adjacentthe head. The curl is retained on the curler a suflicient length of timeto permit the same to become set so as to retain the curled -formationwhen displaced from the curler,

3. In a hair curler, a spool including a core upon which the hair isadapted to be wound, a peripheral flange fixed to the core at one endthereof, a peripheral flange removably associated with the opposite endof the core and adapted when removed from the core to permit of theaxial withdrawal of the core from the curl, and an inwardly bowed springclamp rotatably carried by the spool for movement circumferentiallythereof and swingable into overlying clamping relation with the curl onthe core and having means for detachable latching engagement with theremovable flange.

The curler is removed by first loosening the A spring clamp 22, removingthe flange I5 from the core I8 and then axially withdrawing the corefrom the curl thus obviating the necessity of unwinding the curl toeffect the removal of the curler therefrom.

The core I0 being of hollow construction, permits of the circulation ofair through the perforations therein and those in the clip 21 to theconvolutions of the curl to facilitate a more rapid drying and settingof the curl.

What is claimed is:

1. In a hair curler, a tubular core upon which the hair is adapted to bewound, a clip pivoted to said core adjacent one end thereof forsecuring.

the ends of the hair between the clip and core, a peripheral flange xedto the core atl one end thereof and having its peripheral edge inturned,a peripheral flange telescopically fitting over the opposite end of thecore and removable therefrom for withdrawing the core axially from thecurl and having a beaded peripheral edge, a member rotatably mountedbetween said first named flange and the inturned peripheral edgethereof,. and a spring clamp pivoted at one end to said rotatablymounted member and having latching engagement with the beaded edge ofthe opposite flange and rotatable circumferentially of the core forclamping engagement with `the curl adjacent the head. p

2. In a hair curler, a core upon which the hair is adaptedto be wound,means on said core for 4. In a hair curler, a core upon which the hairis Vadapted to be wound, a clip pivoted to said core adjacent one endthereof for securing the lends of the hair between the clip and core,said core havinga reduced exteriorly threaded end, a

anchoring Vthe free end of the hair thereto, av

peripheral flange fixed to the core at one end thereof and having aninwardly directed marginal edge providing an inwardlyopening annularchannel, a peripheral flange removably associated with the opposite endofv the core for permitting of the axial withdrawal of the core from thecurl, a member rotatably mounted in the annular channel of said firstnamed flange and an inwardly bowedV spring clamp pivoted vat one end tosaid rotatably mounted member and peripheral flange having an interiorlythreaded boss removably associated with said reduced threaded end of thecore, a peripheral flangesecure'dvlto the coreA atthe opposite endthereof and having an inwardly directed marginal edge providing aninwardly opening annular channel, a member rotatably mounted in the saidannular channel, andan inwardly bowed spring clamp pivoted at one end tosaid rotatably mounted member land having means for, detachable latchingengagement ,with the removable flange and rotatable `and swingable bymeans of disposing the same into overlying clamping relation with thelcurl on the core.

Y5. .In a hair curler, ak spoolncluding a core' upon which the hair isadapted to be wound, a

vperipheral flange fixed to the` core at4 one end thereof,'a peripheralflange removably associated with the opposite end of the core andadapted when removed .from the core to permit` of thev .axialwithdrawalof the'core from theY curl and an inwardly bowed spring clampextending longitudinally of the core and pivotally carried by thev spoolat one end thereof for swinging movement into voverlying clampingrelation with the curl on the core, and having means at the opposite endfor detachable'latching engagement with one of the. flanges forreleasably securing the removable flange to the core and for retainingthe curl thereon. L

6. In a hair ycurler,V a,spool including a core upon which the hair isadapted'to be wound,

peripheral flanges at the opposite ends of the,

core, an inwardly bowed spring clamp, extending longitudinally ofthecore,'meansy carried by the spool adjacent one end thereof rotatably andpiv.-

otallymounting the clamp for movement circumferentially of the corev andto and from an overlying clamping relation with the curl on the.core,andmeans for-detachably latching the clamp with one of the flanges.

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its connection with said rotatable member for`

